Howgill Lodge Reviews
Howgill Lodge is located close to Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale, offering hardstanding pitches for caravans and motorhomes and grass pitches for tents. The site is terraced to give spacious, level pitches with lovely views across the valley. Set in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the Duke of Devonshire's Chatsworth Estate, Howgill Lodge is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK.
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Excellent stay
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David B
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Exceptionally clean toilets and shower facilities. Brilliant washing up areas and the fridge/freezer and washing machine and tumble dryer are nice features, particularly in wetter months! The staff are extremely friendly and helpful and they were flexible when we asked to move to another pitch - nice quiet area away from the majority of the site, which we liked. The onsite shop was great, selling all the essentials including gas cans for portable stoves etc and you could buy fire pits with logs from them. Nice additional touches of tea and coffee and pastries in the shop (plus sausage sandwich to pre order if you'd like). Great for dogs too, with it being a dog friendly site and not too loud, so nothing to disturb them (other than the occasional rabbits and pheasants running around!) Finally, the Wi-Fi is a great touch, especially for those wet days or if you're with kids. It worked across most of the site! Great walks to go on directly from the campsite including up to Appletreewick to the brilliant Craven Arms pub. Beautiful scenery and very peaceful. Also, about 200 metres from the camping site there is a great café (Dales Kitchen) serving lovely food and drinks and options to pre order pizzas for the week evening (and really nice brownies!) Overall a really enjoyable stay and would highly recommend!
Wonderful location, extremely well managed and clean facilities
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Gillian B
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Howgill Lodge is a 'quiet' site with a mixture of tent pitches and caravan/camper hook-ups. There are a number of very clean and well resourced toilet/shower blocks, and laundry facilities too. The staff are very friendly and helpful and knowledgeable about the local area. I would recommend Howgill to people who are looking for a pleasant base from which explore the Yorkshire Dales.
Amazing campsite
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Rebecca M
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Would absolutely return to this campsite. The amenities were plentiful and always clean (and exceeded my expectations for a campsite). There was plenty of info and a map received on check-in, fire pits were a great addition and the mini shop with morning coffee and pastries were much appreciated. It is a perfect location for walking (reception will print out some walking routes if you ask) and the Quiet Time rule was mostly adhered to. There is even a Brownie Barn down the lane (very short walk) that had lots of brownies, breakfast and lunch foods, smoothies and hot drinks, plus pizzas to pre-order for evening pickup. The areas of improvement for me is to provide something to dry hands with in toilets after 10:30pm, as they turn off the hand dryers for the night. Also a bin area for those lower down the campsite, as the only one is near the reception, up the hill. This campsite has a steep hill connecting the top to the bottom that you must climb if camping on the electric grass pitches, so please note that if you're at the bottom end of the campsite and have accessibility needs, it may not be suitable for you. Also hot water wasn't working in the nearest toilet / shower block for most of our stay, an unavoidable issue but did mean a few cold showers had to be had! Final comment is that a lot of people did not adhere to keeping dogs on leads at all times. Not good for the nervous or reactive dogs who were kept on leads, or those who just didn't want a dog running up to them. It would be good for more reinforcement of that rule.
Wonderful views
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Susan H
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Wonderful views and spotless modern facilities. On a hillside, so be prepared for slopes!
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Martyn B
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It is an excellent campsite, a mixture of remote but within a short drive plenty to do and see.
Excellent hideaway
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Stuart D
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Beautiful site set in the gorgeous Yorkshire countryside. The site is well kept with excellent facilities. Showers and toilets are very clean and tidy. The little shop is good for emergencies and also serves coffee and pastries. All the staff we saw were helpful and friendly. The views are fantastic.
Friendly and super helpful staff and amazing views
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David S
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Amazing stay. The staff were all brill. They answered all the questions from the kids about the alpacas. Lovely views and spotless facilities. We will definitely be staying here again!
A great stay
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Paul O
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A brilliant stay. Lovely campsite and super clean. Great access to the surrounding dales with top views. Lovely shop with friendly service. Our battery was flat on the Sunday morning and two chaps who work on the campsite helped to sort us out. Above and beyond!
Autumn break
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Joanne W
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Fabulous views, very quiet and peaceful. Good eating places within a short drive.
Great stay
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John G
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Great stay, great location and everywhere spotlessly clean. Easy access to local attractions.
A return to camping
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Neil E
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We stopped camping due to inconsiderate, noisy campers. We chose this site as it has quiet hours and warden patrol to give camping another go. We had 3 peaceful nights.
Simply the best
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Lee T
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Simply the best as the song goes.
Fab Howgill stay
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Helen J
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Wonderful stay in Howgill Lodge, fab views private pitches and facilities superb. Coffee and croissant in the morning walks from the door Will return very soon. Thanks to the staff for running it all so well:)
Yorkshire gem
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Clair W
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Lovely spot. Good sized plot. First time away on a site with families, normally we go to adult only, however it wasn't really an issue. Quiet time adhered too and plenty of space for play. Shop selling hot pastries were delicious. Fire pits, and facilities kept exceptionallly clean.
Lovely location
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Elizabeth L
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I loved how all the pitches were on level ground, and we also got a bench where we could sit and eat in tge evenings. Pitch sizes were good but there were quiet rowdy families, no fault of the campsites. Would recommend, the track down to the campsite has a lot of potholes so be careful! Lovely brownie and cake shop too.
Beautifully situated and facilities exceptional
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Emma Q
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I will certainly return to this beautiful, clean campsite.
Flat ground, peaceful
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Rachel B
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Nice private pitch. Flat, few delves in grass.
Our stay
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Michael M
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Really enjoyed our stay and will certainly be back.
Great week and great pitch for single axle
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Ian G
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Super site but care is needed to get to the site with large units, best to follow advice on the website. We will be back soon!
Lovely campsite
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Janice D
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This was my first time camping with just myself and my dog as a single female, I felt safe while on the site. T he staff were really friendly and would help with any queries you had. It's a great base for hiking, with plenty of walks you can do straight from the site without having to get in your car
Lovely stay here
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Thomas B
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Cannot recommend this site enough. We had an amazing time. The site is well spaced out and the views are stunning. The facilities are the cleanest I have seen.
Beautiful place with great facilities and lovely staff
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Kelly N
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This place is so pretty! The facilities were plenty and clean, and the pitches lovely. The staff were unfailingly friendly. The location is great, and the pre-arrival info was better than anything I’ve ever had. There was a (wild) baby bunny welcoming committee and three alpacas, as well as a couple of ducks. So much birdsong, and the surrounding area is beautiful and varied. We would highly recommend it!
Great campsite
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Anthony R
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My return to camping after a 40 year wait did not disappoint. Showers, toilets and the pot washing areas are spotless. Didn't use the laundry or freezer, but nice to have them available. Located in a beautiful area with many places to visit whether walking, driving or pedalling. The nearby café was a bonus, had a nice lunch there then returned later for pizzas.
Great stay
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David t
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Nice site in a quiet location. The plots need some maintenance, it was a bit rough around our van.
Superb- neat, tidy and friendly staff.
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Jordan H
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My partner and I stayed here for 3 nights. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Amenities were cleaned regularly and done to a high spec. The campsite is ideally located for hikes and local sightseeing opportunities. Will 100% be visiting again. *Definitely do the firepit one of the nights.